Editing 1704 (section)

=== July&ndash;September ===
* [[July]] &ndash; [[Daniel Defoe]] documents the [[Great Storm of 1703]] in England, with eyewitness testimonies, in ''[[The Storm (Daniel Defoe)|The Storm]]''.
* [[July 12]] &ndash; [[Great Northern War]] &ndash; King [[Charles XII of Sweden]] forces the election of his ally [[Stanisław Leszczyński]] as [[King of Poland]], in place of [[Augustus II the Strong]].
* [[August 3]] (July 23 [[Old Style]]) &ndash; [[War of the Spanish Succession]] &ndash; [[Capture of Gibraltar|Gibraltar is captured]] from Spain, by [[Kingdom of England|English]] and [[Netherlands|Dutch]] forces under [[Sir]] [[George Rooke]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/1704 |title=Historical Events for Year 1704 &#124; OnThisDay.com |website=Historyorb.com |access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref> 
* [[August 7]] &ndash; [[Battle of Orford Ness (1704)|Battle of Orford Ness]].
* [[August 13]] (August 2 OS) &ndash; War of the Spanish Succession &ndash; [[Battle of Blenheim]]: Allied troops under [[John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough|John Churchill, Earl of Marlborough]] and [[Prince Eugene of Savoy]] defeat the [[France|Franco]]-[[Bavaria]]n army.
* [[August 24]] (August 13 OS) &ndash; War of the Spanish Succession &ndash; The French and Anglo-Dutch fleets [[Battle of Málaga (1704)|clash off Málaga]], causing heavy casualties on both sides, but without sinking any ships.
* [[September 8]] &ndash; War of the Spanish Succession &ndash; The [[Twelfth Siege of Gibraltar]] by French and Spanish troops begins.
* [[September 12]] &ndash; [[War of the Spanish Succession]]: The siege of the French-held German town of [[Landau]], by Holy Roman Empire troops under the command of [[Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden|Ludwig Wilhelm von Baden-Baden]] begins and lasts for more than ten weeks before the French surrender on [[November 23]].  During the siege, the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph I visits the area in a newly-developed vehicle, a [[convertible]] horse-drawn carriage that has a removable roof.  The style of vehicle itself is later called a "[[Landau (carriage)|landau]]".
* [[September 28]] &ndash; [[Damat Hasan Pasha]], [[List of Ottoman Grand Viziers|Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire]], is removed from office by Ottoman Sultan [[Ahmed III]], and replaced by Kalaylikoz Ahmed Pasha.